Emphysema

Emphysema: Abnormal irreversible enlargement of air
spaces distal to terminal bronchioles caused by destruction of alveolar
walls, resulting in decreased elastic recoil properties of lungs.
Emphysema is the most common cause of death from respiratory disease in
the United States.

At the innermost corner of the eye, nearest the nose, are the tear ducts, or a series of tiny organs known collectively as the lacryminal apparatus. When we have a cold, the flu, or an attack of hay fever, we are likely to think there is no way to stop this part of the eye from secreting tears but a blockage of this system does happen and it can become very painful indeed. Each of the...

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